Typographic Conventions

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The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% you have mail.

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What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output 

machine-name% su

Password:

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Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value 

To delete a file, type rm filename.

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Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. 

Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be root to do this.